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I also wish we could remove the right and the top panels of the case. Now when we need to install the had drive, we have to remove the chassis, to fasten the HDD and then to put the chassis back into the case. If we could remove the right side of the case, things could be much easier. By the way, HDDs (and also the mainboard) are the only components, which should be fastened with the help of the screws. In fact, this is quite logical, as the hard disk drives need reliable fastening, so we wouldn’t trust plastic clips here.

The panel where the mainboard sits cannot be removed from the case, that is why it is not always convenient to install the board and the processor cooler. However, as we have already said, Chenbro Gaming Bomb case is very big and there is enough room inside even for a non-removable mainboard base: you will be able to replace the CPU or memory modules without any problems.

One more drawback in my point of view, is the length of the ATX power supply cables. These cables are a way too long that is why the heap of cables in the case may sometimes hinder proper airflow. Unfortunately, the manufacturer doesn’t supply any buckles, which could be very helpful.

The last drawback of Chenbro Gaming Bomb case we would like to mention is the non-removable dust filter. That is why if one day you decide to clean it, you will have to remove and clean the entire front panel of the case.

Power Supply Unit

This case is equipped with the 350W FSP Group power supply unit known as PowerMan or Forton. The PSUs from this company have always been known for their high quality functioning and low noise level. All their components are always equipped with large heatsinks, which definitely affected the PSU efficiency as well as its weight.

This time FSP Group again proved up to our expectations. Instead of the regular 80mm fan inside the power supply unit, there is a 120mm fan inside the PSU, placed closer to the lower side of it. This fan should not only produce less noise, but is supposed to improve processor cooling and internal air circulation. Of course, due to this fan Chenbro Gaming Bomb produces very low noise: only 37dBA with the open case. The thing is that this 120mm fan is very quiet by itself, but the brand name Noise Killer technology from FSP Group the resulting noise level is impressively low.

This power supply unit is more than enough for any contemporary system based on Athlon XP or Pentium 4, equipped with a powerful graphics accelerator like RADEON 9800/9700 or the top NVIDIA GeForce FX model. Moreover, it has enough power for the future solutions, too. Of course, the PSU supports ATX12V standard required by almost all mainboards for Intel Pentium 4 and the upcoming AMD Athlon 64.

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